16 April, 2009

Stuffed Capsicum in Peanut Sauce: What is Your Current Obsession?

Stuffed Capsicum in Peanut Sauce

Regular readers of my blog will know how obsessed I can get over few things. Ever since I moved to this country, weather has been one of the biggest obsessions of my life. Surprisingly, I am not going to talk about weather today (there is no point in nagging and repeating same things, is it?). But I am going rant on my other obsession in my life! Yeah, you guessed it right. Let’s talk about food! (What you had in mind?;)

I easily get obsessed with one food item at time. If I am start liking one vegetable at one point, then I continue to cook and experiment with same vegetable till I really get tired of it! If one day I chop and cook them, next time you will find the grated form of that veggie. At one time I may stuff that vegetable with aromatic spices and other time I may use it as a stuffing for some other vegetable. Sounds little crazy? Thankfully my ‘much’ better half is not a fussy eater and he doesn’t mind eating them as long as it tastes good!

Like vegetables or fruits, these days I am obsessed with ingredients and right now I am experimenting and dissecting Peanuts! Yes, good old peanuts. After using it in Capsicum Masala Rice and Rhengan Reveya, I seem to have fallen head over heels in love with Peanuts! And why not? They are good as they and get better when they are roasted! But trust me when I say they taste best when they are used as powder form in cooking! This simple looking guy transforms every dish into nutty and flavourful affair! And to prove that again I am presenting you Stuffed Capsicum in Peanut Sauce.

Stuffed Capsicum in Peanut Sauce

This Stuffed Capsicum in Peanut Sauce may look very imposing and complex dish! But trust me my friends, it is one of the easiest recipe that you can cook to impress your family and friends. I have used simple mashed potato spiced with aromatic spice powders as a filling for bell peppers. And the Peanut Sauce that we have here can be cooked by even the novice cook! Don’t shy away looking at the long ingredient list. If you look through them carefully, you will realise that the most of the ingredients used are easily and readily available. So what are you waiting for? Why not try this delicious spicy potato stuffed bell peppers served in delicious, nutty and creamy gravy of peanuts and see how your loved ones lick their plate clean? :) Well, now that you know about my current obsession, how about telling me yours? I am sending this delicious Stuffed Capsicum in Peanut Sauce to dear EC's WYF-Side Dish event.

For Stuffed Capsicum:
Heat ½ tbsp of oil in a pan and add cumin seeds and hing. Sauté till cumin starts to sizzle and turn golden red. Add finely chopped onion and sauté till it turns translucent, about 2 mins, on medium flame. Add ginger-garlic paste and kasuri methi and sauté till raw smell disappears, about 2 mins.
Mix in mashed potatoes and all spice powder along with salt to taste and mix them well. Switch off the flame and let this potato mixture cool.
Cut top of capsicum, about 1 cm, and scoop out seeds and membrane so that you are left with capsicum cups for stuffing. Stuff each capsicum with potato filling.
Next heat about 2 tbsp of oil in a pan and arrange capsicum in single layer. Cover and cook for 3-5 minutes on medium flame. Open the lid and turn the capsicum around so that it is cooked from all the sides. You will see that its skin is wilted and charred marks start to appear when cooked. Over all it will take 15-20 minutes to cook thoroughly on medium flame. Once cooked, keep it on aside on a plate lined with kitchen towel/paper.

For Peanut Gravy:
Heat oil in a pan and add finely chopped onions. Sauté it on medium flame for about 2 minutes and then add ginger-garlic paste. Cook for another 2 minutes till raw smell of GG paste disappears.
Next add coriander powder, cumin powder, garam masala, chilli powder and turmeric powder and cook for half a minute. Add about 2 cups of boiling water and bring the whole mixture to gentle boil.
Mix in peanut power along with amchur, jaggery and salt to taste. Keep stirring till the gravy starts to thicken, about 5-7 minutes. If you think the gravy is too thick, add about ½ cup of water.
Switch off the flame and arrange stuffed capsicums. Serve this delicious Stuffed Capsicum in Peanut Sauce, garnished with finely chopped coriander leaves, with any Indian Flat Breads or flavoured Rice and enjoy!

My stomach is growling Sia looking at those mouth watering peppers. I love peanut sauces cos they are rich and creamy and very versatile too. Love the way you made a simple stuffed capsicum dish 5-star quality.

colorful, lovely recipe.... my current obsession is bell peppers, red and green bell peppers combination... i made mushrooms green & red peppers fry last week and 2 days ago it was green & red peppers fry with sesame powder... next green pepper curry is going to be with eggs, i think... ;) after that may be ur stuffed bell peppers.. :-)

Totally agree with the obsession part. This week I have tried only capsicum(all of them):-). My husband is already fed up. Made your Capsicum Masala Rice..It was too good. Thank You. Coming to stuffed capsicum..It is so tempting. I should try this now. i am out of capsicums:-). Will try when I bring them.Yum Yum..

Hi Sia,Ditoo, ditto ,ditto ....on the obssession part...I go through the same thing from time to time ;) tha's kinda crazily normal...lolBTW what a dudesome dish on earth! wow! am drooling...peanuts falls in my all time obssession ;) so this one is bookmarked dear. wonderful snaps and loved ur write-up. Good work girlie!TC

What was I expecting? To tell the the truth some naughty Mills n Boons type story :-) You are getting quite a reputation dearie. But this dish looks just as exciting. I abs. love peanuts and can imagine how yummy this must have tasted.

I guess i too am catching this peanut-craze from u... ever since i tried that Bhindi in peanut masala! I later tried your ennagai with peanuts, and now this one looks yummy..... waiting to try it......

@A_and_N, that was really quick :) glad u enjoyed it. Peanut butter sounds like very good substitue for peanut powder. will keep that in mine when i try next time.

myspicykitchen, Messo & Suparna,i am so glad to know i have some gr8 company when it comes to this kind of obsession ;) Messo, LOL! most days, I usually cook in large qty so that it comes for 3-4 days. so i kind of get tired of eating same dish ;)

What an unusual idea to stuff peppers with potato. I bet it would be good using hot peppers (maybe a mild one like poblano). I'll have to try it both ways! I recently made your Rhengan Reveya--from your beautiful pics it looked complicated but actually was quite easy (and of course delicious).

fantastic Sia, great job. I was eagarly waiting to try your rhengan reveya & I see one more side dish with peanuts. Seems like I need to stock up more peanuts in the coming days to try these recipes :)One more thing to add is, peanuts are source of energy for my little one too.., thanks a lot for wonderful posts dear..

Sia this simply looks gorgeous.Would ypu believe if i tell you that after my vacation in Indonesia I'm obessed with the Satay sauce(peanut sauce)I use it along with sambal in salads,on bread,roti everything......

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Born in India and raised in fun and food loving family, I currently reside in UK with my better half and my two babies, five years old son and nine years old food blog. My cooking style has strong root in Indian culture and at the same time embraces the world cuisine with equal passion. With never ending love for food, spice and life, I am passionate about cooking and making Indian food less intimidating, healthy and easy to cook which reflects in my blog Monsoon Spice which has been ranked one among Top Indian food blogs. Read more…

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